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would want to save on the parking fees. The person that parks at California Splash is <br />probably someone who is using the park for fishing or going to the lake and once <br />someone gets into the park, the rest is free. He asked the applicant how many trees it was <br />going to plant. <br /> <br /> Ms. Knutson believed 248 new trees would be planted in addition to the trees that <br />will be relocated or kept on the site. <br /> <br />Mr. Brozosky asked how many patrons visit the water park per year. <br /> <br /> Ms. Knutson said that on the high side, 50,000 people visited the water park per <br />year. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky was aware that the attendance was down as the water slides were <br />not new. He asked for the attendance at its highest peak. <br /> <br /> Ms. Knutson mentioned that there is a delay factor involved in the water park <br />industry. The first five years builds the business and after that time frame, business either <br />levels offor tapers. During the period of 1981 to 1984, California Splash's peak <br />attendance was over 1,000,000 patrons per year. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky mentioned that Council had received correspondence that provided <br />statistics as it related to safety for the water park in Concord and the calls the police <br />department received. He asked the Pleasanton Chief of Police Tim Neal and the EBRPD <br />Chief of Police Norman Lapera to comment on the information Council had received and <br />address any other concerns. <br /> <br /> In response to an inquiry by Ms. Ayala, Ms. Knutson provided an aerial <br />photograph that illustrated Remillard Road and the trail. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell believed there should be an extension further to the west to link to <br />other existing trails from Remillard Road to the levy. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift indicated that there is another trail road but the dirt road currently <br />comes to the top of the levy. He pointed out that there is a sign along the street that <br />anyone can follow to get to the same levy. It would be easy to add a trail if that is what <br />Council desired, but the trail was in fact relocated. <br /> <br /> In responses to an inquiry by Ms. Hosterman, Ms. Knutson said that there are no <br />public announcement speakers currently at the water park. She mentioned that a new <br />sound system, an emergency broadcasting system, would be added and will be used in <br />case of an emergency. The sound system will not be used for piping loud music. The <br />sound system will also be used to provide directional assistance at the front entrance <br />guiding people to go into specific aisles to enter the park. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 17 03/16/04 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />